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Filesystem
⚠ No independent security audit: entries summarize official sources only. Review permissions and code before installing.
- Type
- MCP server
- Tasks
- Local files
- Compatible agents
- Claude Desktop, VS Code, GitHub Copilot (source: clients with a setup heading or install/config instructions in the official README)
- Verdict
- Pick it when the agent must read/write project files; scope it to the directories you pass on the command line.
- Permissions
- Read/write files inside directories you allow on the command line.
- Credentials
- None
- Maintenance
- Monorepo release v1.0.0 on 2026-10-11 publishes @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem 1.0.0 (npm); last commit 2026-10-10 (path-scoped)
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Install
- Run `npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem <allowed-dir>` from your client's MCP config (see README). Official install docs ↗
- Source
- https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/filesystem
- Verified on
- 2026-10-17